Nearly two months after President Joe Biden signed the so-called Inflation Reduction Act into law, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showing core inflation rose 6.6% year-over-year — a new 40-year high. The economic agony crushing millions of working Americans and small business owners is a pain Biden “inflicted,” says Alfredo Ortiz, president and CEO of Job Creators Network.